Lupin launches injectable iron formulations in India

Pharma major Lupin Limited said it launched Iron Isomaltoside injectable iron formulation under two brand names “Isofer” and “Jilazo” in India. Lupin acquired the exclusive rights to market, distribute and sell the injectable formulation from Denmark based Pharmacosmos A/S. The product is currently marketed in 33 countries, including 21 European Union countries under the brand […]

Dr Reddy’s Labs launches osteoporosis drug in the US

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd said it launched raloxifene hydrochloride tablets –used to treat osteoporosis — in the US market. Raloxifene hydrochloride tablets are a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Evista (raloxifene hydrochloride) tablets. A generic drug is a pharmaceutical drug that is equivalent to a brand-name product in dosage, strength, route of administration, quality, performance, and […]

Infosys invests TidalScale, provider of simple supercomputing software

Technology provider Infosys said it made investment in TidalScale, a provider of software-defined server. No details about the financial aspects of the investment were made public. TidalScale’s offering, in many ways, is the opposite of virtualization. While virtualization allows you to split a single hardware-based server into several virtual servers, the software-defined server helps combined […]

Currency Crunch: Razorpay offers to onboard merchants in 1 hour

Online Payment platform Razorpay said it launched a new feature –Express Activation– in India that promises one-hour activation of new merchant accounts. Razorpay is a payments platform that allows merchants to receive payments via their websites or mobile apps. It helps businesses accept online payments via credit card, debit card, netbanking and popular wallets including Mobikwik, […]

Mobikwik, Freecharge start wallet on delivery services

As the e-commercial sector is facing issues with the money demonetization, the E- payment platform MobiKwik and Freecharge have forward with methods that can be helpful for the e- tailers. Mobikwik said it will offer ‘MobiKwik on delivery’ option for e-tailers to replace ‘Cash on Delivery’ and overcome the challenges being faced by the phasing […]

Oxigen sees four-fold jump in prepaid Visa card usage

Oxigen, one of India’s oldest wallet payment system, said the load value on Oxigen Wallet prepaid visa cards have increased by 4 times in the last two days. It said people seem to be switching to prepaid cards to make payments in the wake of demonetization of high-denomination currency notes. “The daily average number of […]

Uflex launches pouch to extend shelf life for ghee

FMCG company Uflex said it launched new pouche for liquids like ghee or clarified butter for long shelf life. The pouch with sonically sealed spout has been offered to Paras Dairy for packing it’s ghee. Uflex, founded in 1983, is India’s largest end-to-end flexible packaging company. Jeevaraj Pillai, Joint President, Packaging and New Product Development, […]

SML Isuzu launches new buses for corporate, tour category

Commercial vehicle manufacturer SML Isuzu Ltd. said it launched two new passenger vehicles — Executive Lx coach and Ecomax Bus — to its commercial passenger vehicles category today. The Executive Lx Coach will seat 18 passengers plus two and has pushback reclining seats. It is designed for the tours & travel operators and staff shuttle operations. […]

Mylan and Biocon submits breast cancer drug application to USFDA

Mylan N.V. and Biocon Ltd. said they submitted Mylan’s biologics license application for a proposed biosimilar Trastuzumab, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Biosimilar trastuzumab is a proposed biosimilar to branded Trastuzumab, which is indicated to treat certain HER2-positive breast and gastric cancers. HER2-positive breast cancer is a breast cancer that tests positive for […]

Balaji Telefilms launches new serial shot in Vienna on Star Plus

India’s leading television and film production company, Balaji Telefilms Limited said it launched its newest romantic love story, “Pardes Mein Hai Meraa Dil” on Star Plus. The show has a fresh cast and presentation and is shot abroad in picturesque Vienna, Austria. The cast includes Drashti Dhami and Arjun Bijlani who will be playing the […]

Axis Bank adds augmented reality to mobile app

Axis Bank said it added an augmented reality-based feature on its Mobile App that will enable home seekers to search and locate properties which are pre-approved by the bank for financing. Jagdeep Mallareddy, Head Retail Lending, Axis Bank, said, “The new augmented reality feature will help users to easily identify any property that is available […]

Mindtree opens new Salesforce facility in Germany

IT services provider Mindtree said it launched a new salesforce facility in Munich, Germany. This salesforce centre of excellence is anchored by Magnet 360, a salesforce partner and wholly-owned subsidiary of Mindtree. Salesforce is the world’s leading pureplay cloud player and offers software such as those used for customer relationship management. “Mindtree and Magnet 360 will […]

Adani Group commissions India’s largest tracker solar plant

Infrastructure company Adani Enterprises Ltd said it commissioned India’s largest tracker-based solar power plant at Bhatinda in Punjab. The 100 megawatt plant is also the largest solar project in Punjab. Tracker plants are those with motorized panels that keep tracking the sun as it moves across the sky. Compared to fixed panels, tracking panels generate 30-35% […]

KEC International reports 22.5% rise in operating profit

KEC International Ltd, the infrastructure unit of RPG Group, reported a 22.5% rise in EBITDA to Rs 185 cr for its second quarter of FY17. EBITDA margin, which shows how profitable the company’s operations are, increased by 140 bps to 8.7% from 7.3%, reflecting a 28.11% growth in EBITDA to Rs 154.79 cr. “We have consistently […]